National Garden of Athens

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The National Garden of Athens is a large historic public park in the center of Athens, known for its lush greenery, shaded walking paths, and neoclassical monuments.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic garden
public park
urban park
adjacentTo Zappeion Gardens
constructionStartDate 1839
country Greece
designedFor Queen Amalia of Greece
formerName Royal Garden
hasArea approximately 15.5 hectares
approximately 38 acres
hasEntranceFrom Amalias Avenue
Herodou Attikou Street
Vasilissis Sofias Avenue
hasFeature benches
botanical collection
fountains
lawn areas
lush greenery
neoclassical monuments
playground
ponds
shaded walking paths
small zoo
statues
hasFunction recreation
tourist attraction
urban green space
hasOpeningHours daytime
hasVegetationType Mediterranean plants
cypress trees
deciduous trees
orange trees
palm trees
pine trees
heritageStatus historic site of Athens
inaugurationDate 1840s
locatedIn Athens
Athens city center
Attica region
locatedNear Hellenic Parliament
Panathenaic Stadium
Syntagma Square
Zappeion
namedAfter nation of Greece
openedToPublic 1920s
openTo public
operatedBy Municipality of Athens
ownedBy Hellenic Republic


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